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Opinion: Three Things Bling Lagosians Could Have Done Better by David Osarieme
First Published On MARCH 31, 2020 “As each member of the Holloway family work to solve their problems, they prepare for Mopelola’s party, clearly to become the year’s biggest society event. But the buzz about the party compels the Asset Management Corporation to foreclose on ST. IVES, the family business, after the death of His…
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Is there Really A Nollywood Post Parasite Discussion?
First Published On FEBRUARY 20, 2020 Measuring the success of “Parasite” from Korean auteur Bong Joon Ho is a task that will continue for ages. Made for a relatively low Budget of 11 million dollars, it is the latest success story of the foreign language film like Enter The Dragon, Pan’s Labyrinth, Amelie, Crouching Tiger…
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The Beauty of Modern Entertainment is in Offering Something Fresh”: An Interview with Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe
First Published On JANUARY 3, 2021 From writer/director/producer Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe, Delivery Boy tells a bold, forthright and heartbreakingly ominous story of sizzling rage as a tool for seeking closure. Amir (played by Jamil Ibrahim) is broken after years of sexual abuse at the hands of an older Muslim scholar tasked with guidance and protection.…
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Kayode Kasum On Sugar Rush and How Mentorship Shaped Him.
First Published On SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 It was late last year. Swivelling news on social media about a certain comedy film that had people rushing to the cinemas in droves. Sugar Rush, it was called. The poster won the first war with its sugary colours that had sweet-toothed fans running wild. Then came the cast…
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Micheal AMA Psalmist wants you to stop talking and start shooting
First Published on APRIL 21, 2020 Micheal ‘AMA Psalmist’ Akinrogunde first burst onto the scene after emerging as one of the winners of the 2017 Accelerate Filmmaker’s Project with his short film, Penance. A stunning win as the best short film at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards was quickly followed by a Film Gala…
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How C.J. Obasi Conquered Nollywood conventions with a Zero Budget Film
First Published on MARCH 19, 2020 C.J. Obasi has built a reputation in the film industry for his total commitment to the New Nollywood aesthetic, bound by the bold manifesto of his collective, the Surreal 16. He is also prominent writer, sharing writing credits in Living In Bondage and Lionheart respectively. With his Mami Wata…
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Six Filmmaking Tips from Imoh Umoren
First Published on FEBRUARY 10, 2020 At a special BAFTA: A Life in Pictures Event, Ridley Scott told filmmakers present that they had no excuses not to go out and make a movie. He cited the availability of modern technologies as 70% of previously daunting barriers eliminated. Typical of the average Nigerian filmmaker, it is…
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The Artist That Inspires Abba Makama
First Published on FEBRUARY 10, 2020 Director Abba Makama has created some of the most visually and thematically interesting films in Africa in recent times thanks in part to the art that inspires him. Dodorowsky, as he’s fondly called, is regarded as one of the freshest African voices, making a killing at major film festivals…
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Imoh Umoren Discusses Storytelling
First Published on February 1, 2020 Films are very difficult art forms to make. Period films are an even more difficult turf to negotiate. The problems range from fund raising, researching the story and fact-checking to avoid historical inaccuracies, scouting for fitting locations, wardrobe and much more. And in a country like ours riddled with…
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Dami Orimogunje on Creating a Distinct Style
First Published On February 1, 2022 “I’d like to be for cinema what Shakespeare was for theatre,Marx for politics & Freud for psychology.” Every filmmaker is influenced by some other filmmaker in diverse forms, whether that’s by picking up a style of dialogue, an approach to art direction, pacing, cinematography or music. And usually, this…